RTÉ Sport: Greatest Irish Sportsperson Ever

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Greatest Irish Sportsperson of all time

Vincent O'Brien for me. The only Irish person who could truly claim to be the best ever in the world at his sport (apart from Christy Ring and Mick O'Connell obviously!)


Greatest Irish Sporting Moment



Dawn Run's Cheltenham Gold Cup.


'So Near And Yet So Far' Irish Sporting Moment

1991 Rugby World Cup against Australia. The place went absolutely mental after Hamilton's try and only a minute later Michael Lynagh broke our hearts.

Have to disagree Donnelly's Hollow....the first man on the list would have a serious claim to being the best (excuse the pun) in the world at one stage.


WTF is Michelle Smith doing there though

She won 3 Golds and 1 Bronze at the Olympics...Why wouldn't she be there?
She still has the medals she was never stripped of them

I think the Uisce Beatha in the piss and the muscles like Popeye put a minor doubt in my mind Laois Lad.

[muppet]

Greatest Irish Sportsperson of all time

Vincent O'Brien for me. The only Irish person who could truly claim to be the best ever in the world at his sport (apart from Christy Ring and Mick O'Connell obviously!)


Greatest Irish Sporting Moment



Dawn Run's Cheltenham Gold Cup.


'So Near And Yet So Far' Irish Sporting Moment

1991 Rugby World Cup against Australia. The place went absolutely mental after Hamilton's try and only a minute later Michael Lynagh broke our hearts.

Have to disagree Donnelly's Hollow....the first man on the list would have a serious claim to being the best (excuse the pun) in the world at one stage.


WTF is Michelle Smith doing there though

She won 3 Golds and 1 Bronze at the Olympics...Why wouldn't she be there?
She still has the medals she was never stripped of them

I think the Uisce Beatha in the piss and the muscles like Popeye put a minor doubt in my mind Laois Lad.

That and the fact that no one wanted to strip her of anything.

Oh and the drug Androstenedione.

As for Vincent O'Brien sorry I but can't see a fella standing leaning over a fence as a sportsman.

I'd nominate Brian Cowen, Offaly footballer who went on to win the World's greatest property company.

[The Watcher Pat]

The Champ Tony McCoy for me lads.

[tyronefan]

Will defiantly have to be either a Tyrone or Armagh footballer

Greatest Irish Sportsperson of all time

Kieran McGeeney

Greatest Irish Sporting Moment

2002 All Ireland Football Final, the day football was born! 

So Near And Yet So Far' Irish Sporting Moment

2003 All Ireland Football Final, the day cheaters did prosper

let it go man   

its 6 years later  move on

[ONeill]

Greatest Irish Sportsperson of all time

Muhammad Ali....(he is from Clare  )
If not him then some jockey or other I suppose..



Greatest Irish Sporting Moment

1/4 Finals of Italia '90


'So Near And Yet So Far' Irish Sporting Moment

Losing on peno's to Spain in 2002

Why the fcuk was Ireland losing to Italy the greatest Irish sporting moment?

[The Real Laoislad]

getting that far

[stew]

getting that far

The mind boggles.

[Galwaybhoy]

Last eight in the world for a small nation, I think thats a great achievement.

[The Real Laoislad]

getting that far

The mind boggles.

Have you a problem?

[ONeill]

Last eight in the world for a small nation, I think thats a great achievement.

They never won a feckin game. Not one. I think they scored 2 goals in the whole tournament. Catch a grip of yourselves.

[The Real Laoislad]

Last eight in the world for a small nation, I think thats a great achievement.

They never won a feckin game. Not one. I think they scored 2 goals in the whole tournament. Catch a grip of yourselves.

Ok to make you happy

Tyrone winning the All Ireland has to be the greatest and your country N.Ireland beating Spain in 1982 is 2nd

[stiffler]

Last eight in the world for a small nation, I think thats a great achievement.

They never won a feckin game. Not one. I think they scored 2 goals in the whole tournament. Catch a grip of yourselves.

They won the 2nd round game on penalties.

[ONeill]

Last eight in the world for a small nation, I think thats a great achievement.

They never won a feckin game. Not one. I think they scored 2 goals in the whole tournament. Catch a grip of yourselves.

They won the 2nd round game on penalties.

I was hoping some eejit would say that.

[muppet]

We have other world champions.

[Galwaybhoy]

I know that, I don't think the football was pleasing on the eye either, but they still got to the last eight in the world.  Now I don't think it would be our greatest sporting achievement as a nation but its not to be scoffed at either.